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Chapter XXXVI
HANDS UP! All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade. His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence. He was not afraid, but intensely disgusted. He sat absent-mindedly patting Marjorie on the back and repeating:
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “HANDS UP!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.”
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From this reading He sat absent-mindedly patting Marjorie on the back and repeating:
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From this reading He was not afraid, but intensely disgusted.
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From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
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From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
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From this reading He sat absent-mindedly patting Marjorie on the back and repeating:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not afraid, but intensely disgusted.
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From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
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From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
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From this reading He was not afraid, but intensely disgusted.
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From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading HANDS UP!
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From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
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From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not afraid, but intensely disgusted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
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From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
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From this reading He was not afraid, but intensely disgusted.
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From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
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From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
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From this reading He sat absent-mindedly patting Marjorie on the back and repeating:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not afraid, but intensely disgusted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
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From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat absent-mindedly patting Marjorie on the back and repeating:
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From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
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From this reading He sat absent-mindedly patting Marjorie on the back and repeating:
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From this reading He sat absent-mindedly patting Marjorie on the back and repeating:
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From this reading He sat absent-mindedly patting Marjorie on the back and repeating:
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From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
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From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time Lieutenant Mallory had been thinking as hard as an officer in an ambuscade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His harrowing experiences and incessant defeats of the past days had unnerved him and shattered his self-confidence.
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From this reading HANDS UP!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not afraid, but intensely disgusted.
